GARLIESTON
WAR MEMORIAL

The memorial stands
on the seafront beside the Bowling Green in a little park of its own.
It has 53 names of which 4 are WW2, and one of the Korean War. Twelve
of the names are also on the Sorbie Memorial and one on the Whithorn
one. The names are listed under the Regiments they served in. It is
made from rough-hewn granite. (Grid Reference NX479465) There is a
plaque to the Korean War Casualty

“To
the Glory of God and in Memory of the men of Sorbie Parish
who gave their lives for King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919”

Sergeant
(Navigator/Bomber) 1568361, 37 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 10 April 1945. Aged 22. Son of Robert and Elizabeth
Hyslop, of Garlieston, Wigtownshire. Buried in BARI WAR CEMETERY